Fight Week Preview
Fight Week Preview
After an absolute clown show stole the boxing headlines and overshadowed the Round of the Year and potentially the Fight of the Year. We get three cards this week, with Two in the US and one in Monaco. Two-weekend cards and another midweek card.
The action kicks off on Wednesday in Plant City, Florida as the PROBOX TV series resumes. Janelson Bocachica looks to get back in the win column after a two-fight slide. Bocachica, of Detroit, Michigan, is coming off a lopsided loss to Romain Villa and, before that, a draw with Shinard Bunch. He will battle Alberto Palmetta of Argentina in the main event. Palmetto, 18-2 (13), also looks to get back in the win column after a points loss to Jamal James in February. Also, in action is former Super Bantamweight world champion Angelo Leo. He looks to move his win streak to two as he battles slick Dominican contender Nicholas Polanco, 20-4-1 (11). Polanco has dropped three consecutive contests to Jaime Arboleda, Albert Bell, and Oscar Alvarez. Dropping decisions to all three. Leo sports a 21-1 (9) record. Also on the card is undefeated Puerto Rican Super Middleweight contender Luis Rodriguez, who will put his 12-0 (11) record on the line against Sanny Duversonne, 12-5-2 (9), a veteran who has been in the ring with the likes of Alex Rincon, Nikita Ababiy, Brandon Adams and Lorenzo Simpson. He ended his five-fight losing streak by stopping Saul Almeida in four rounds in April.
The weekend action begins in Monte Carlo, Monaco as IBF Super Featherweight champ Joe Cordina of Cardiff Wales puts his strap and perfect 16-0, (9)record on the line against surging prospect Edward Vazquez of Fort Worth, Texas. Edwards dropped a 10-round decision to Raymond Ford in 2022, which was the "Robbery of the Year '' this is the lone blemish on Vazquez's resume. He has run off four victories in a row since, including his last victory a thrilling 10-round points decision over Brayan De Gracaia in July in Frisco, Texas to run his record to 15-1 (3). Cordina is technically a two-time IBF 130-pound champ. He initially won the strap in June 2022.by stopping Kenichi Ogawa in the second round. He came back and took a competitive decision over Shavkat Dzhon
Rakhimov won the strap back when he was forced to vacate the belt due to an Injury. The undercard features undefeated IBF Light Flyweight champ Sivenathi Nontshinga, 12-0 (9) of South Africa against Adrian Curiel. Plus Frenchmen Souleymane Cissokho, 16-0 (9) against Mexican Pressure fighter Isaias Lucero 16-1 (10).
The action concludes in Lake Tahoe as heavyweight contender Efe Ajagba, 18-1 (13), battles Joseph Goodall in a 10-round attraction. The card also features 18-0 (15), Raymond Muratalla returning to the ring for the first time since his sensational second-round TKO of Jeremia Nakathila. He squares up with fellow 18-0 fighter Diego Torres of Mexico. In another intriguing bout, 18-0 (10), Henry Lebron battles undefeated William Foster Jr 16-0 (10), who is coming off of a 9th-round TKO of Misael Lopez less than two months ago.
